mobocracy


mob·oc·ra·cy

noun \mä-ˈbä-krə-sē\

Definition of MOBOCRACY

1
: rule by the mob
2
: the mob as a ruling class
mob·o·crat \ˈmä-bə-ˌkrat\ noun
mob·o·crat·ic \ˌmä-bə-ˈkra-tik\ adjective

First Known Use of MOBOCRACY

1754

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism

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